PULSAR-POLLEN-1975-PROG ROCK DECCA LABEL UK VINYL LP
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BOTH THE VINYL AND SLEEVE ARE MINT.
MADE IN ENGLAND ON THE DECCA KINGDOM LABEL
CAT. NO.SKLR5228.
Pulsar (band)
Pulsar
Pulsar in 1976 (from left to right):
Michel Masson, Roland Richard, Gilbert Gandil, Victor Bosch, Jacques Roman Background information Origin Lyon, France Genres Progressive rock, psychedelic rock Years active 1974–Present Labels CBS
Musea, Cypress Music Website www.thepulsarband.com
youtube.com/thepulsarband
myspace.com/thepulsarband Former members Philippe Roman (1970–1974), Michel Masson (1975–1978)
Pulsar is a French progressive rock band whose influences include Pink Floyd and King Crimson, plus classical musicians such as Gustav Mahler.[citation needed]
During the early 1980s, the group performed and composed the music for a Franco?Austrian musical theatre production. Their most recent album is Memory Ashes (2007).
Contents
[hide]- 1 History
- 2 Band members
- 3 Discography
- 4 Authorship
- 5 External links
[edit] History
Pulsar is the first French band to have signed with an English label, which was called "Kingdom Records".
The band recorded and published its first album, Pollen, in 1974. In 1975, Philipe Roman left the band. The following year, the group released their new album, with new bassist, Michel Masson, who later collaborated with them The Strands of the Future (1976) and Halloween (1977).
In the early eighties, together with director Bruno Carlucci, in musical theatre, Pulsar adapted a short story by Austrian novelist Peter Handke: "Bienvenue au Conseil D'Administration!" (1981). The quintet comprised Gilbert Gandil on guitar and bass, Victor Bosch at the drums, Jacques Roman on keyboard, and Roland Richard playing the flute and saxophone, along with Louis Paralis taking the place of Michel Masson.
From 1974 to 1989, their albums were produced by CBS. Later, they were produced by Musea, a French label which had bought the distribution rights. The band launched a comeback in 1989, publishing Görlitz.
The group's most recent album is Memory Ashes (2007), produced by Cypress Music. In 2008, Goldmine Magazine listed Halloween among the top 25 albums of progressive rock.
[edit] Band members
(1970–1974)- Jacques Roman – synthesizer, keyboard, mellotron
- Victor Bosch – drums, percussion
- Gilbert Gandil – guitar, lead vocals
- Roland Richard – piano, flute
- Philippe Roman – bass, vocals, composition
- Jacques Roman – synthesizer, keyboard, mellotron
- Victor Bosch – drums, percussion
- Gilbert Gandil – guitar, lead vocals
- Roland Richard – piano, flute
- Michel Masson – bass
- Jacques Roman – synthesizer, keyboard, mellotron
- Victor Bosch – drums, percussion
- Gilbert Gandil – guitar, lead vocals
- Roland Richard – piano, flute
- Louis Paralis – bass
[edit] Discography
- 1975: Pollen
- 1976: The Strands of the Future
- 1977: Halloween
- 1981: Bienvenue au Conseil d'Administration
- 1989: Görlitz
- 2007: Memory Ashes
[edit] Authorship
The introduction of the album Halloween, credited as one of the band's compositions, is the traditional Irish tune "Londonderry Air".
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